Kirpianuscus first for smart use of the rules of genre. than- for the right way to translate an art thief story in a romantic thriller with inspired new details. not the last, for the grace to be a good remember of "How to steel a million". and, sure, for the performances. short, a film who use Rembrandt in wise manner and who has the art to propose to a large target a simple, fascinating and seductive story of love, art and secrets who can change everything.

dfwforeignbuff Harry Donovan is an art forger who paints fake Rembrandt picture for $500,000. The girl he meets & gets into bed with in Paris, Marieke turns out to be an arts expert. Harry's clients are using to check the counterfeit picture he painted. I knew this was going going to be a class A film but it does give a good the peek into the world of Art, Art History & Art Forgery. Anyone who considers themselves curious about Rembr&t, his place in the art world, & the art world's place in history will enjoy this movie. There are some interesting moments in this film, particularly for those who love art. The movie is actually much more complicated that the short summary I have provided. Jordan Katz's screenplay is full of authoritative, fascinating facts about how art is variously made, copied, authenticated & exposed as fake. 'Incognito' could serve as a handy tool for teaching courses in the detection of art forgery. Directed by John Badham, a Hollywood hack with a decent commercial track record (Saturday Night Fever, Short Circuit, War Games, Stakeout) Jason Patrick is really good in his role Patric is believable in his role as a suffering artist & skillfully shifts from unlikable to sympathetic. ; Irene Jacob is also good as his girlfriend (she is known for her films with Krzysztof Kieslowski) Rod Steiger plays a small role but still has the staying power of the great actor we know. The romance with Jacobs, who plays, Marieke van den Broeck, reminds us of a "39 Steps" Hitchcock kind of way. The European locales (Dutch, Spanish,Parisian) are very much like paintings & the director & cinematographer did a good job here. Too bad the DVD transfer was so poor. The film is well-directed. I found the DVD transfer poor & grainy etc. I guess in 1997 transfers were not as good as now. The movie looked pretty poor on my big screen HDTV. I think this film had limited release fared poorly & was sent right to DVD. Really I don't know why as it really a pretty acceptable thriller.

George Parker An English language foreign intrigue film, "Incognito" sticks Jason Patric in the spotlight as a forger of classical paintings with an attitude who is consigned to paint a Rembrandt while having to juggle pigments and palettes, father/son issues, a lovely art expert (Jacob), a bunch of art dealer/fences, a murder, and eventually a court of law. Though Patric's limited acting ability is evident throughout, there is sufficient material in this film to make it interesting if not engrossing. You'll get to see how a forgery might be done, some good European shooting locations, and Jacob topless while the film examines issues with some depth such as why a forger can't make a legit buck when he paints better than the old master he's forging, etc. Probably a more worthy film than its obvious absence of accolades would suggest, "Incognito" should prove and enjoyable watch for fans of the players and anyone with an interest in classical painting. (B)

renfield54 I was too far away from the remote control late one night and ended up watching the beginning of a cheap looking HBO movie. In the first 5 minutes there was a nude girl. Shortly after, a topless girl dressing. Thank goodness it turned into an interesting movie, the rest of the film was spent clothed.Looking at the other comments, I'm disappointed that more didn't realize that the art was the show. That, and the question of what is and what isn't art. If it can fool the experts without technical testing, is it any less real or valued??? There is more cynicism in the art world than there is in politics. I loved the museums and the Cathedral Notre Dame back-drop to many scenes. I enjoyed these scenes more than I did the chase and courtroom scenes. There must have been enough edits on the cutting room floor to make a mini-series to get this to movie length. Several plot lines could have been followed further.I found it entertaining and interesting. It made me sad about the things and places I might never see in person. The acting is adequate. The story is adequate. The 'phonetic' reading of lines was lost on me. The other comment that mentioned that reminded me of an early Catherine Deneuve film where she had to do the script in english phonetically. IT DIDN'T BOTHER ME A BIT.....